Erick Aybar

Chicago White Sox first baseman Jose Abreu and Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo have been named to the Sporting News All-Star teams that were announced Wednesday. Abreu, who was named the Sporting News American League Rookie of the Year on Monday, was the first baseman of choice for a panel of AL executives, while Rizzo was picked as the National League first baseman by a panel of NL executives. Here are the full Sporting News All-Star teams: American League All-Star Team C-Salvador Perez, Kansas City Royals 1B-Jose Abreu, Chicago White Sox 2B-Jose Altuve, Houston Astros SS-Erick Aybar, Los Angeles Angels 3B-Adrian Beltre, Texas Rangers OF-Mike Trout, Los Angeles...

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